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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-11-17
HE HEARD OF IT JUST IN TIME.

81 had been about given up to
die with dyspepsia when l first saw
the advertisement of Shaker Extract
of Roots or SeigeIs Syrup. After
using four bottles was able to at
tend to my business as well as ever.
I know of several cases of chills and
fever that have been cured by it,"
So writes Mr.. Ihos. Pullum, of Tay-
lor, Geneva Co., Ala.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12
A Startling Prediction.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
Two hundred years ago in China
there was just such a craze about nat
ural gas as we have in this country to-
day. Gas wells were sunk with as
much vim and vigor as the celestials
were capable OF, but owing to agase lex
plosion that killed several millions of
people and tore up and destroyed a
large district of country, leaving a
large inland sea, known on the maps
as Lake Foo Chang, the boring o fany
more gas wells was then and there pro-
hibited by law. It seems; accordingto
the Chinese history, that many large
and heavy pressure gas wells were
struck, and in some districts wells
were sunk quite near to each other.
Gas vas lighted as soon as struck, as
IS done in this country. 1t is stated
that one we'll with it's unusuel pres
sure, by induction or back draught,
pulled down into the earth the burn
ing gas OF a smaller well, resulting in a
dreadful explosion of a large district,
destroying the inhabitants thereof.
Lake Foo Chang rests onthis district.
The same catastrophy is imminent
in this country unless the laws restrict
further developments in boring 80
many wells. Should a similar explo.
sion occur there will be such an up
heaval as will dwarf the most terrible
earthquakes ever known. The coun-
try along the gas belt from Toledo
through Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky,
viii be ripped upto thedepth OF LOO
to 1900 FEET and Topped over like a
pancake. leaving a chasm through
which the waters of Lake Erie will
come bowling down, filling the Ohio
and Mississippi Valleys, and blotting
them out forever.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12
Some Famous Old Maids.

From the North British Advertiser.
Elizabeth of England was one of the
most illustrious of modern s~overeigns.
Her rule over Great Britain certainly
comprised the most brilliant literary
age Of the English-speaking people.
Her political acumen was certainly
put to as severe tests as that of any
other ruler the world ever saw. Maria
Edgeworth was an old maid. It was
this woman's writings that first sue-
gested the thought of writing similarly
to Sir Walter Scott. Her brain might
well be called the mother Of 1.-THE Waiver
ly novels. Jane porter lived and died
an old maid. The chiidren other busy
BRAN were ssThaddeus Of Warsaw" and
1.-THE Scottish Chiefs" which have
moved the hearts Of millions with ex-
citement and tears. Joanna BaiIlie.
poet and play-writer, was Zone of
'em" Florence Nightingale, mostgra-
cious lady, heroine OF Inkermann
and Balakalva hospitals, has to the
present written Miss before her
name. The man who should marry
her might well crave to take the name
Of Nightingale. Sister Dora, the brave
spirit OF English pest-houses, whose
story is as q helpful evangel, was the
bride Of theworldas sorrow only. And
then what names couldthe writer and
reader add of those whom the great
world maynot know, but we know and
the little world of the village, the
church, the family know and prize be-
worlds
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12

perfection Of q clock-worker conjurer,
Dressed in eastern costume, this he
cromaucer stood behind a tabla, COW
cred, as the tables OF professors of
lsgerdemajn generally are, with vari-
Gus little boxes and cabinets, from
which he took the articles he used
during the exhibition. He produced
the goblets and showed the balls I'M
der them in the most approved style.
Then he conjured II or two into a
place a moment before vacant. Pres
emily they disappeared again and were
continually separated and brought
together again. At every exclamation
.ot the spectators the little Conjurer
turned his head from side to side as if
looking round the house, cast his eyes
modestly down, bowed and resumed
his Sleight OF hand. He would not on
ly lift the goblets and place them
over the balls, but would leave them
there a moment and raise his hands
to show the audience that he had
nothing concealed in his hands or
sleeves. He would then seize the COB
let's again and go on. His trick being
over, he put the cups away and shut
the cabinet. Then he would knock on
the table and an egg would come up.
He touched the egg and it opened
~lengthway, and a small bird sprung
out, uttering q few notes, clapped its
wings-whiCh were composed OF real
humming ird'sfeathers-an dropped
back into the egg again. The little
coniurer nodded, smiled, rolled his
eyes and bowed as before, and then
sat down, to intimate that the per-
Torrance was over. The height o! the
figure was about three inches, his table
and everything he used being in prop
er proportion. He stood on a pedes-
tai, apparently of marble, but which,
in reality, was tin painted white, and
within it were all the works and
wheels constituting the heart OF the
mystery.
One of the memoirs OF the French
academy of sciences describes, in 1929,
a set OF mechanical puppets which
were at that time performing a panto-
mime in five acts. In 1746 Boinfail,
the Snowman, brought out the bonn
bardment OF the city of Antwerp,
which, in the most soidier-like man
ner vas performed by automata. All
the artillery was served and discharg-
ed with that regularity which is al.
ways attributed to CloCkworK. A
year or two later the same artist pro-
duced THE Grand Assault OF BERGEN
OF Zoom." with great success. He
named his company Comediens Prac-
tciens.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12
The British Royal plate.

The royal plate, which is probably
the finest in the world, was used at
the state banquets OF the Jubilee. 1t
is usually kept in two strong rooms
at Windsor Castle, and is valued at
60, 600, 900. The gold service, which
was purchased by George W., from
Rundell & Bridge, dimes one hundred
and thirty persons, and the silver
w~ine-cooler. which he bought about
the same time, holds two men, who
could sit in it comfortably. It is in
closed with plate glass, and the splen-
did chasing occupied twoyears. There
are somequalnt old pieces in the royal
collection, which belonged to Queen
Elizabeth, having been takenfrom the
Spanish armada, and others were
brought frbms India, Burmah, and
China; s1sS Giiere Is one cup which be-
longed to Charles XII. of Sweden.
The vases, cups, c~andelabra, andfancy
pieces are usually displayed on the
huge side-boards at each end Of the
table Of st. Georges Hall when a
state banquet takes place. There is
q peacock OF precious stones valued
at 100000. The body and tail are
composed ofsolidgold, profusely stud
ded with pearls. diamonds, rubies,
and emeralds. hetiger's head, known
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12

as TipPoo'sf ootstool, is formed az Sri
yer gilt, with eyes of r~ock-srystaI ~
a tongue OF solid gold. These two trc
phies of oriental extrayagance w.
taken at Seringapatam, and presentaS
subsequently to George III. There 49,
an immense humble Of gold shield
some OF which are richly ornamentsa
One otthese was formed OF snuff boxss
under the direction OF George ~. ana
Is valued at 910,0 600. There ara tb,rs
ty dozen o! plates, which were boucbt
by that sovereign at cost off1I.O00'
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12

Mrs. Muldoon: TEDDY, me son,
you should diyideyer swatematea wild
ger brudder Dennis and the other
byes." Teddy: "Phat are We giving
us9 Do ye take rae for q HinnrT
Georgegn
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23

Congress- Asked to Grant Right
Of Way TO the Duluth, Rainy
Lake &c Southwestern.
Inpromptu Session Of Iowa Railway
COmmissioners-NeW Telegraph
C0mpany-Railways.

DILUTE, MINI, Dec. 21.-At q meet
ing Of the chamber of commerce Tuesday
q communication from the projectors of
the Duluth, Rainy Lake 8 Southwestern
road was read outlining their projects
and prospects, The road win run
from Duluth In northwest
srly direction, striking the west
srn extension Of iron belt, and running
through the upper pine forest Of the up
per st. Louis to the southern borders Of
Rainy lake, where an immense body Of
almost untouched pine timber is located:
thence westerly, through Red lake reser-
walton and into Dakota.
A petition to congress was adopted
which, in the opinion of the chamber,
such road as that contemplated by the
Duluth, Rainy Lake g. Southwestern
would be very advantageous and of great
commercial utility, and viii open for set
Element and business enterprises most
desirable portion Of the northern part Of
the state
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
AFTER PINE LANDS.
Rush to Secure Valuable Tracts
Of Government Lands
Near Brainerd.
Iowa Penitentiary Costly Error Of
the st. Paul Council-The
Northwest.

L-.AINERD, Dec. 21.-Land excitement
is breaking out, as to the government
lands in the large territory of Cass
county, those bordering upon the Leech
Lake Indian reservation, and which are
partly fine agricultural lands and partly
heavy pine. Cruisers from there
state that fully 200 homestead
ers or pre-emptioners-some with
their families-are already on
this class Of lands between Fourteen Mile
creek and the south line of the reserva-
ton. Many of the claimants paid as high
as 800 for the numbers on which they
located-bought of men who are making
q very lucrative business of selling esti1
mates of pine lands. Some who have
gone on to these lands to do it for the
pine they expect to sell; but
others, and perhaps a majority,
enter the lands for agricultural
purposes These lands are purely in the
indemnity limits of the Northern Pacific,
and the Manitoba survey for the pro-
posed Brainerd & Northwestern extern
sion lies directly through the heaviest
body of them. The Caro- point is over
fifty miles from Brainerd, the nearest
railway station. 1t is said that few
squatters are locating upon the reserva-
ton lands in anticipation of their being
opened next season.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
IOWA PENIrENTIARY CASE.
Governor Larrabee subpoenaed to Ap
pear Before the Grand Jury.

Governor Larrabee subpoenaed to APP
pear Before the Grand Jury.
Dies MONIES, Iowa, Dec. Ex-Governor
Larabee has gone to Anamosa, where he
has been subpenaed to appear before the
Jones county grand jury concerning their
investigation of the alleged crookedness
in ex-Warden Martins management of
the penitentiary The grand jury has
been in session over two weeks, and have
done little bes ides investigate the prison
scandal They touch only upon matters
in which the state is interested, and have,
as they think, obtained ample evidence
to justify an indictment. The most
damaging evidence has come from ex-
Deputy Warden Hickox. 1t seems that
Martin was in the habit of delivering
prison supplies to the various employees
under him, and kept record thereof in
a little book. At the end of each month
the amount was footed up and deducted
from the months pay. The full wages
of all employees was drawn from the state,
and Martin seems to have pocketed an
amount equal to the supplies furnished
TO each employee, as no record can be
feund where the same has been turned
back into the state treasury
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
BOOKS AND AUTHORS.

It is said that 81. Rider Haggard il coming
to this country TO lecture.
King Milan of Servia is writing history
Of his campaign against Prince Alexander
of Bulgaria.
Sidney Luska is writing child's story for
The Wide Awake, and Andrew Long has
written ballad for the Christmas number.
Algernon Swinburne, the poet, never
works beyond six hours daily. He says that
he feels best inspired after an early break
fast.
Rider Haggard is to write another literary
monstrosity as sequel to ''She," from whose
ashes he will probably cause the Queen Of
Love and Beauty to arise.
Renan has turned his skeptical pen upon
the Old Testament He is writing history
Of the people Of Israel It is without orna-
ment other than his natural grace Of styis,
but is pronounced to be full Of romantic In
terest
George Kennan, who is writing the ssries
upon Russian nihilism in The Century, has
had his name blacklisted at every Russian
custom house, and win be arrested IL he at
tempts to cross the border; but, happily, he
doesn't want to-
It Is reported in Buffalo that Mr.. William
d. Howells win spend the winter in that
city. People there are hoping he viii In his
next novel be able to portray more credita-
BILE specimen of Buffalo girlhood than the one
he put In his "Indian Summer
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
CREATIONS Lower oRDeRs.

Capt Bauldry, Of New Bedford, this year
killed thirty-five whales and secured 2,Soo
barrels Of oil and IS 600 pounds Of bone.
Snakes six feet long with bright red rings
around their neclcs are reported to have been
seen recently on farm near Decatur, Ills
A Philadelphian was the owner Of pet
canary that died recently at the age Of -
he claims that IL was the longest lived bird
Of that species on record
At Burg Hill, o., Charles Smith shot =
blue heron at his carp pond, and found forty
seven fish IN its stomach. From the appear
ance Of the carp they had just been swal.
lowed and constituted only one meal for the
bird
A Norwich, Conn, cocker spaniel that
spent bis early days in family Of children
and had his face washed regularly win not
now, in his old age, cut breakfast until his
faas has been washad II his toilet & neg
Isstsa be diz down and howls LEAD and icng
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
EvADlNG HIGH LICENSE.

%. Raul's City Attorney Prepares m Or
dinance Which. by system OF Rebates.
II Intended to Render the New Law In
operative--The Measure to Be Presented
to the Council.
ST. PAUL, Dec 81. Corporation Attor-
ney William Pitt Murray has been Sc
cluded for several days in his sanctum at
the city hall, and it has been generally
limited that the matter under considera-
ton has been the high license measure.
Mr.. Murray has worried his brain, con-
suited, the mayor and the lesser lights,
and the willy Napoleon of the ''city hall
gang has prepared an ordinance which
It is believed is calculated to get around
the obnoxious high license law.
Section 8 Of his new measure is the i'm
portant section, and says:
every person who shall take out IL
cense to sell prior to May, 1888, shall be
entitled to rebate upon application for
continuance of such license for the sue
ceeding year, which rebate shall be cred
tied to them in part payment for their
license for said year"
In substance this ordinance simply
complies with the high license law, which
fixes the rate at 81, 900 year, but it will
be remembered that the licenses in this
city expire Dec. 81, while the high license
bill calling for the 81 900 rate goes into
effect May %, 1888 It is not to be ex-
pected that the saloonkeepers would be
satisfied to pay the 81 900 rate for the
next four months and twenty days, so
that section 8 Of this new ordinance con-
templates q rebate of this extortionate
charge, and this viii undoubtedly be sat
isfactory to the liquor men.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

An immense flow Of gas and oil has
been struck IL well ct Marion, Ind.
About 200 men employed in the rail-
road yards at Columbus, Ohio, have gone
on strike.
Severe cold weather, accompanied by 9
blizzard, is reported along the lines Of all
roads in Minnesota and Dakota.
The Chicago, Milwaukee s. ST Paul
will hereafter bill Aour In sacks at actual
weight, instead Of estimated weight, as
heretofore.
Henry J. Morgan, chief clerk Of the
state department at Ottawa, Ont, 10
charged with felony in altering the date
Of q government check.
The ocal-option law, which has been
strenuously opposed by the liquor-deal-
ers In Missouri, has been sustained by
the supreme court Of the state
Professor G. w. Knott, who was en-
ployed by the British museum as a tax
drowned Sunday night near Corpus
Christi.
The Northern Pacific took west Tues
day fruit train loaded with oranges,
lemons, apples and cider, designed for
the Christmas trade at points in Dakota
and Montana
The agent In this country Of the gov
eminent of Dutch Guiana is anxious Chat
that country should be included in Con-
CHEESEMAN'S Townshend's proposition to
establish an American zoliverein.
The police of Queenstown have warned
newsmen that they will be arrested If
they sell-copies of the Dublin Freeman's
Journal which contain reports of meet
ings Of suppressed branches of the Ma
tional league.
The body of William Thomas, the en-
gineer killed in the St. Paul & Duluth
accident, was brought to st. Paul Tues
day morning. The deceased has been an
engineer on the road since its completion,
and this was his first accident.
A strong fight.was made against the
confirmation of Mr.. Lamar at the meet
ing of the judiciary committee of the sem
ate. No conclusion was reached in the
matter, and its further consideration
was postponed till after the holiday re-
cess
The president has sent message to
congress advising an acceptance by this
government of an invitation from the
British government to take part in the
international exhibition to be held at
Melbourne, and of another from the
Spanish government to participate In an
exposition which is to be held at BARGE
Iona.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
COSTLY FOR 81. PAUL.
The Daily Globe Declared to BE Not the
Oficial Paper.

The Daily Globe Declared to BE Not the
Oficial Paper.
ST. PAUL, Dec. sl.--Judge Kelly has
fled an important decision regarding the
designation of the official paper of the
city of st. Paul. For several years the
Globe has been considered the official
paper and has published all assessment
notices In case of the City of ST. Paul
for Judgment against certain prop
erty the defendant set up as
his defense that no legal publication of
the assessment had appeared In looking
up the ordinance it is discovered that it
designates the ''St. Paul Globen as the
official paper. The Judge refused
the application for judgment on the
ground that the Globe company pub
fishes three papers, the est. Paul Daily
Globe, !" the st Paul Tri-weekly Globe, :"
the ''St. Paul Weekly Globe" none of
which come under the ordinance mem
toned. The effect of this decision is to
annul all assessments for 1886 and 1887,
and by the law the board of public works
must go on and make all the assessments
over again.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
TO RESIST MONOPOLY.
New York Business Men fto Organize .
Telegraph Company.

New York Business Men tto Organize .
Telegraph Company.
NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Ever since the
absorption of the Baltimore s. Ohio Tele-
graph company by the Western Union, a
number of business men who do large
telegraphic business between this city
and Chicago, have been discussing the
feasibility of forming company to build
and operate line from here to the latter
point. The rental of private wire from
the Western Union is $4,000 a year.
Before the competition caused by the
Baltimore g. Ohio the price was 81, 600
and it is feared now that the opposition
has been gotten ont of the way
the Western Union will raise the
rental again. The plan proposed
by these gentlemen provides for the
formation of a stock company with q
paid up capital Of $500, OO0 The cost of
operating the wires, it is calculated, will
not exceed 81 200 a year, including re-
pairs, and as there are fifty subscribers
the original cash subscription viii be
$4,000, with a yearly assessment Of
g. 900.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
FOX WANTS A FINISH.

Kilrain's Backer Telsgraphs That Draw
wen't Do---Enslish Admit 1t was XIII
rains victory---sullivan to BE Chal-
Isnssd to Meet Kurain Either in the
United States or Mexioo---sullivan VIII
Meet Either smith or Kilrain for $780,
900 . Side.
NEW YORK, Dec. Strickland K. Fox
has sent the following messages in re-
gard to the Smith Kilrain fight:
''To George w. Atkinson, Referee
Kilrain-Smith fight, Editor Sporting
Life, London-Fight must be finished.
II Smith refuses I shall claim belt,
world s championship and stakes for XII
rain
And this cablegram was sent to his
representative:
William E. Harding Draw won't do.
Men must fight to finish. If Smith re-
fuses shall claim belt, worlds champion
ship and stakes for Kilrain. Am willing
to back Jake against John L. Sullivan
after this Is settled for from So, 900 to
$40, 900 and the belt. -
Mr.. Fox thinks Smiths hackers are
afraid to put their money on him now since
they have seen the punishment he re-
ceiyed, but whether Smith win agree to
a finish fight, he is uncertain. In case
Smith refuses, Mr.. Fox will claim the
belt and stakes. He would rather the
men would meet again and settle mat
tiers, so that in the fight with Sullivan,
Kilrain could enter the field with a
clean title to the worlds cham
pionship. GAN there is to be feared
now" Mr.. Fox says, SIS that Sullivan
viii not fight But have stipulated
that the fight take place either in Amer
lea or Mexico. have done enough for
England and the English sporting press
and it is but right / should do something
for the American press. Should there
be an acceptance of the challenge to meet
Kilrain shall stipulate only that in adj
dition to the location the battle be fought
within six months. And think Jake
can whip him"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
CHICAGO DOESN'T CARE.

Prominent Railroad Men Say the New
500 Line WIN Not AppreciabIy Affect
Them.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.-Prominent rail-
road men here do not think that the bust
ness done by the new 500 line Will mate
rally affect the -four and grain traffic
through Chicago, for, as the new road
has no line of its own reaching into the
far West, it cannot secure the business
from the distant branch lines of the Chi
cago roads While it will certainly Sc
cure some of the freight which would
otherwise go through Chicago, it will not
be enough to have its influence at all
felt. Railroad men are rather of the
opinion that the new line will seriously
injure the business Of the Lake Superior
steamers.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
HIS CONDITION CRITICAL.

Ex-secretary AIauniDg's Health steadily
Declining He May Never Get Out
Again.
ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. q. Reports from
ex-Secretary Daniel Manning, who is now
lying i'll at his sons home, are very dis
couraging, and grave fears are enter
tanned. His health has been steadily de-
clining for some time, and its downward
tendency has been accelerated by re-
cent stroke Of paralysis. Since he en-
tered upon his duties as president OF the
Western National bank his health has
been worse than ever before, finally fore
ing him into a retirement from which ne
may never emerge.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-12-23
1T WAS A HOAX.

MarshAlltown Police Prepared the Bomb
which They Exploded with Such Ter
rife Force.
MARsHALLTOwN, Iowa, Dec. 21.-The
bomb sensation proves hoax. The Off
GERS, believing two practical jokers to be
the perpetrators, prepared and exploded
bomb to manufacture evidence upon
which to prosecute the makers of the
original bomb, which was filled with
brick dust and harmless. The scheme
worked successfully, bringing out full
confession. The public, however, in ig-
norance of these details, was wrought up
to high pitch of excitement by the cir
cumstances